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John Harvey Benson (23 December 1942 – 30 October 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager. Born in Arbroath, Benson started his career as an apprentice at Manchester City. He turned professional in 1961, and made 44 league appearances over the next three seasons before being sold to Fourth Division side Torquay United in 1964.
John Benson. Born: Arbroath, 23rd December 1942. 5th February 1983 - 7th June 1983. Once John Bond had resigned Peter Swales considered the options. With City struggling financially it was not a good time to search for a new manager.
John Harvey Benson (23 December 1942 – 30 October 2010) was a Scottish football player and manager. Born in Arbroath, Benson started his career as an apprentice at Manchester City. He turned professional in 1961, and made 44 league appearances over the next three seasons before being sold to Fourth Division side Torquay United in 1964.
Mar 2, 2015 · The announcer’s announcer, the “herald of them all” according to Southern’s Christopher Robbie as he prepared to close that station for the final time, was John Benson. His voice was to become famous nationally thanks to its rich tones working wonderfully in a range of television quiz shows – it’s him saying “And now, from Norwich ...
Bond’s No.2, John Benson, was handed the reins for the final four months of the campaign but immediately seemed a little out of his depth in terms of experience, and this quiet man who had once played 44 games for the club he was now in charge of, was under enormous pressure from the word go.
Aug 7, 2021 · John Benson (1928–1995) was a British television announcer, best known for saying "And now ... from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week" at the start of each edition of the UK's long-running Sale of the Century, which ran on ITV from 1971 to 1983.
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Although born in Arbroath in December 1942, John Benson was brought up in Manchester playing for Stockport Boys before signing as an apprentice with Manchester City. He turned professional with the Maine Road side in July 1961 and made 44 appearances before transferring to Torquay in June 1964.
